Musée Champollion - Les Ecritures du Monde

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This museum is installed in the house where Jean-François Champollion was born, behind a façade of glass and copper pierced with a thousand different graphic signs. The museum collections evoke both Champollion's work to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs and the civilisation of ancient Egypt: there is a mummy accompanied by its funerary offerings and a representation of the great Egyptian gods. The visit then provides the opportunity to follow all the major steps in the development of the various writing systems of the world: writings first appeared over 5000 years ago in the Middle East, but also, independently, a little later in China and amongst the Mayan peoples...

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Greater Figeac - Lot and Célé Valleys

The large territory of Pays de Figeac in the eastern part of the Lot department draws its character from the Lot and Célé Valleys. Located nearby major sites like Cahors, Conques and Rocamadour, it takes pride in its beautiful villages like Cajarc, Faycelles, Capdenac-le-Haut, and so on. The landscape varies between the limestone plateaux of the Causses du Quercy and the foothills of the Massif Central. On a bicycle ride or hike, the preserved nature and authenticity of Greater Figeac are revealed in full. A land that boasts excellent local products and culinary delights: truffles, foie gras, lamb, Quercy melon, and the list goes on. Renowned festivals also take place here: a theatre festival, musical encounters, Africajarc and more.